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Hymns, prayers and preaching speak of faith in God and hope, but also a protest against the extradition of a family of five Armenian migrants living in the Netherlands for eight years.
Under Dutch law, the police can not prevent a religious service from serving a prison sentence. Knowing this, the Bethel leaders decided to organize an undated service that prevents immigration authorities from entering the temple and arresting Tamrazyan family refugees.
What was an extreme decision of a small group of ministers became a national movement, bringing together in Bethel more than 550 ministers representing about 20 denominations.
"We put into practice what we preach," said Pastor Jessa van der Vaart,
In addition to 24-hour uninterrupted service, the Dutch church provides psychological badistance to the family, as well as courses for children who are no longer able to go to school, including: university Pastors said that they would continue services indefinitely.
The Tamrazyan family – parents and their three children, Haryarpi, 21, Warduhi, 19, and Seyran, 15 – were sentenced to death by the government, fleeing Armenia in 2010 because of political persecution . Pastor Derk Stegeman, the main organizer of the service and spokesperson for the family, said the three children had been living in the country for more than five years and would be eligible for an amnesty under the legislation in force since 2013. [19659005] However, the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security understands that children can only be pardoned if they are willing to cooperate with official efforts to expel them from the country. The choice of the family is to continue within the church because they fear for their lives when they return to Armenia.
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